Cost of living comparison
Finland is 2.7 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Finland instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 74.2% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG43,000
|
$13.74
€12.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,600
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,820
|
$2.59
€2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,320
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,450
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,200
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,365
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,360
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,356
|
$4.85
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,931
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,802
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,956
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,555
|
$8.90
€8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG129,000
|
$58.04
€54.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,180
|
$20.72
€19.43
|
|
pay 49.0% more for housing
Guinea
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG860,000
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,647,291
|
$744.51
€698.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,580,000
|
$617.65
€579.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,706
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,493,000
|
$346.47
€324.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,200,000
|
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,411
|
$7.11
€6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,200
|
$4.18
€3.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,900
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,952
|
$43.96
€41.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,992
|
$15.18
€14.24
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG172,000
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG258,000
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG430,000
|
$117.91
€110.58
|
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